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Some of you have run a few variations....comments?
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I've owned Gen 2, Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 Glocks, but only Gen 2, 3 and 4 Model 19s. I think I prefer either the Gen 2 or 5, because of the absence of finger grooves on either. The Gen 5 gets the nod due to no finger grooves and enhanced mag release. This, even though I've never owned a Gen 5 Model 19. I do, however, own and carry a Gen 5 Glock 26. All my other currently owned Glocks are Gen 4. Wish I had never sold that Gen 2 Model 19 back in the 1990s.
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Gen 2, ‘cause that is what I have. 😜
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I bought a new gen 4-19 and I could have bought a gen 5-19 for less money.
I don't like the forward serrations near the muzzle.
Virgil B.
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I bought a new gen 4-19 and I could have bought a gen 5-19 for less money.
I don't like the forward serrations near the muzzle.
Virgil B. There are no forward serrations on the Gen 5 Glock 19, 17, or 26.
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I stand corrected.
The Gen 5, I thought I was comparing my gen 4 to, must have been another model?
It had a silver barrel, and forward cocking grooves.
Virgil B.
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Perhaps you saw a Glock Model 45.
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The only 19 I have is a Gen 5. I really like it. I'm a lefty and it's totally ambidextrous. Also, mine came with Ameriglo sights which I'm very happy with. Carry it loaded with Underwood 124 Grain +P+ Gold Dots and a spare Gen 5 G17 mag in my pocket.
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My favorite is the one I left on the counter at Sportsman's Warehouse when I bought my M&P 2.0 instead. I just felt that the bore axis was too low.
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My favorite is the one I left on the counter at Sportsman's Warehouse when I bought my M&P 2.0 instead. I just felt that the bore axis was too low. Were you getting slide bite with the Glock?? I didn't realize the M&P had a higher bore axis.
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Gen 4, the most Shot. Finger groves or not, it makes absolutly no diff to me.
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My only 19 is a Gen 2. It has been updated from time to time by a police armorer. It has stayed my favorite despite owning a 42, 43, Gen 3 Glock 27 and a Gen 4 Glock 26.
I plan on a new Gen 5 MOS later this year. That way I don't have to grind the finger grooves off as I did on my G27.
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My favorite is the one I left on the counter at Sportsman's Warehouse when I bought my M&P 2.0 instead. I just felt that the bore axis was too low. Were you getting slide bite with the Glock?? I didn't realize the M&P had a higher bore axis. There, I fixed it. Just yanking chains.
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Gen 4, the most Shot. Finger groves or not, it makes absolutly no diff to me. For many people, the finger grooves on the 19 fit their hands just right. For others, they just don't fit right. It depends on hand size. For me, the finger grooves on the 17 fit my hand just right, but not so with the 19. This is the reason they should never have introduced the finger grooves. .
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I bought a new gen 4-19 and I could have bought a gen 5-19 for less money.
I don't like the forward serrations near the muzzle.
Virgil B. There are no forward serrations on the Gen 5 Glock 19, 17, or 26. The Glock 19 Gen 5 MOS has forward serrations.
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I've owned the 2, 3, and 4, and recently got to shoot the 5 a bit; I still like the gen 4 best. The 4 is an easy pick over the 2 and 3 as it includes improvements over those models, and I didn't really love the gen 5. It had a better trigger (stock out of the box anyway) but didn't shoot any better than my gen 4s and I didn't like the feel of it as much. I'd probably remove the right side mag release and try to smooth out the bottom half moon cut in the front strap if I bought one, and it'd probably be OK after that.
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I've owned the 2, 3, and 4, and recently got to shoot the 5 a bit; I still like the gen 4 best. The 4 is an easy pick over the 2 and 3 as it includes improvements over those models, and I didn't really love the gen 5. It had a better trigger (stock out of the box anyway) but didn't shoot any better than my gen 4s and I didn't like the feel of it as much. I'd probably remove the right side mag release and try to smooth out the bottom half moon cut in the front strap if I bought one, and it'd probably be OK after that. Yeah, I'm not crazy about that slide release on the right side of my Gen 5 Glock 26, being right handed.
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I have two gen 2 19’s that I will keep and won’t ever sell, I have a Gen 3 as well I don’t like as much. Although I now carry a P365 I also really like the gen 5 G45 with night sights. I guess I like it because it handles like a gen 2! I can see my self owning the G45 in the future. The problem with glocks is after you have all the magazines, know how to take the gun apart, replace stuff on it, despite the fact they are horribly inaccurate and have a horrid trigger they are a very good close range blasters.
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Gen 4, the most Shot. Finger groves or not, it makes absolutly no diff to me. For many people, the finger grooves on the 19 fit their hands just right. For others, they just don't fit right. It depends on hand size. For me, the finger grooves on the 17 fit my hand just right, but not so with the 19. This is the reason they should never have introduced the finger grooves. . The peak of the finger groves fit right in the center of my fingers. It doesn’t matter, I so squeeze the $hit out these pistols the “comfort” disappears and the purchase I get is what matters. Finger groves or not I don’t care. On a hunting handgun it’s usually a different story, though when I hunt with my Glocks it isn’t.
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The peak of the finger groves fit right in the center of my fingers. It doesn’t matter, I so squeeze the $hit out these pistols the “comfort” disappears and the purchase I get is what matters. Finger groves or not I don’t care. On a hunting handgun it’s usually a different story, though when I hunt with my Glocks it isn’t.
I would definitely grind the grooves off if I was in that situation. It's pretty easy to do.
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